Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-19
HERE AND THERE.

Home grown melons have made
their appearance on the market.
Mr.. Nj. NJ. Uanbery has concluded
not to make the race for the Legisla.
ture.
WANTED-S5,O0O at 6 per cent on
real estate worth over $4,000. APP
ply here.
Rev. W. e. Knight preached two
sermons at the FIRST Presbyterian
church Sunday.
A very pleasant party was given
at Mr.. Jno. N. Johnson's residence
near Beverly last Friday night.
Mrs. j. c. Edwards, a sister of Mr..
w. Ii. Martin, of Crofton, died at
Russellville Thursday.
Thelargest crowd for several weeks
was in the city Saturday and not a
single drunken man was seen on the
streets.
a ten yoar-old son of j, II. Fields
fell of fence aud broke his arm at
the elbow Saturday. DR.. Fuqua set
the fractured member.
Finley, infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam'l o. Graves, of Louisville, died
at Greensboro last Thursday and was
brought here for burial Friday.
The protracted hot spell continues
and the longer 1t lasts the worse 1t
gets. The thermometer in this Office
registered l0l in the shade yesterday
afternoon.
There will be lawn party at the
residence of Mr.. John Feland, this
evening. Refreshments will be serv-
ed for the benefit of the Methodist
church fence. Everybody cordially
invited.
Mr.. j. L. Broadie died at his home
near lafayette, Friday night last of
consumption. He was prosperous
farmer, fifty years of age, and will be
much missed in that community, as he
was good and useful man.
Mrs. NJ. Humphrey, of Fairview had
one of her feet taken Off just above
the ankle Sunday, being attended by
the Fairview surgeons. An afilic-
ton of the foot made amputation
necessary.-Elkton Progress.
Some weeks ago a party of colored
people near Genoa, were badly fright
cned by what they supposed was a
huge wild beast. 1t turns out that IL
was Mort Giles who had donned a
tigers hide and had a little fun at
their expense,
Mr.. L. II. Fritz is the champion
tobacco grower of the State. lie
sold this season seven hogsheads of
the weed at an average of $l60S per
One hogshead on the Hop
kinsville market last week brought
him the neat little sum of 500 25 per
hundred.-Elkton Progress.
Mr.. Andrew Hall has sold his mar
BILE works building on the corner of
Eighth and Virginia streets, to the
Blumenstiel Carriage Co., who will
enlarge their business. Mr.. Hall
will occupy an adjoining room until
he can buy or build a larger house
for his business.
A splendid stone crossing has been
put across Ninth St., ON the West
side of Virginia. 1t is of very large
dressed stones and makes a solid
walk, which is vast improvement
over either the old fashioned stepping
stones or the double crossing of mar
row stones with foot of mud be-
tween in wet weather.
Prof. NJ. L. Lipscomb has exam.
ined the surroundings at McCarley's
quarry, where oil has been found,
and gives IL as his opinion that oil in
paying quantities can be found by
boring short distance. The rocks
are thoroughly satuated with the oil, q
bottle of which can be seen at Hop
per's drug store.
There will be grand Barbecue
and Brandance at Montgomery school
house, one mile from Montgomery
Trigg county, on Saturday, July 30th,
There will be speaking by the candi-
dates and pleasant time is expected.
Messrs. G.. q. Thomas and Milton
Hall are the managers and this fact
is enough to insure all who attend
that they will have a nice time. The
public is invited.
The Board Of Commissioners of the
Western Asylum have contracted
with the Metcalfe Manufacturing Co.,
to put in four new boilers to run the
machinery of The Asylum, at cost
of $1,000. The old ones have been in
use for 20 years and are almost en-
tirely worn out. The boilers, as well
as the new $4,000 cottage addition to
the asylum now being built, will be
paid for out Of money saved from the
regular annual appropriation of $3.50
per patient.
An Indian Association was organ
lied by number of ladies of this
city last week and the following off,
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